Robot Theme Teacher Toolbox Labels for Monday Made It

Well, I've finally made up my mind.  This school year my classroom theme will be...

ROBOTS

...and I have already begun collecting, customizing, and creating new materials to match my theme.

I've decided to post about my teacher toolbox for Monday Made It!

Coincidentally, the first time I created a teacher toolbox was a few years ago, when I also had a robot theme.  You can view that post here.

Back then my color scheme was a little different and my computer skills were still developing.

This year I plan to integrate my primary colored plastic bins with my other classroom decor so my toolbox was in need of a little face lift.

I created the new labels for my teacher toolbox in Power Point with Krista Wallden's borders and robot clipart.  I printed them on thick paper.

Then I ran them through my trusty laminator for durability.

I cut out each label and taped them to the outside of each drawer.  Last time I taped them to the inside of each drawer but the color pops more from the outside.

Here is a peak at the final product:

All that I have left to do is restock each drawer with new supplies.

Want to create your own teacher toolbox labels?  Download the template here.

Create, print, cut, and tape them on to your own toolbox.  Easy peasy!

Check out all the other Monday Made It's at Tara's blog, Fourth Grade Frolics.

Have a teacher toolbox of your own?  Share a photo with me on my Facebook page!  I'd love to see your personal creations!

1st Day Frame, Robot Snacks, & Quick 200+ Giveaway

Hurray for Monday Made It! Bless Tara's lovely blog for hosting such an amazing linkie party. You can spend hours searching through all the fabulous made-its from fabulous teachers.

This week I just had to create a 1st Day of 4th Grade picture frame.  Tomorrow (our first day of school) students will each get to pose behind this fun frame for a quick pic that I can email to their parents and/or mail home.  A bunch of these have been floating around.  Mine is modeled after one I found on First Grade School Box's blog.  I must admit, mine is not as durable as hers.  I snatched a piece of foam board from Staples, cut it out to look like a frame, and glued some letters and stars around the outside made with scrapbook paper from ACMoore.  It was quick and easy to put together.  I'm not sure how long it will hold up....but it will serve it's purpose on Tuesday!



I look a little tired in that picture....too many back to school dreams and not enough sleep.  The shadow in the background of my husband taking the pic doesn't help either....any suggestions for a good digital camera?  My birthday is coming up in a few weeks!

I also created some first day snacks for my kiddos. To coincide with our robot theme I made little bags of Nuts & Bolts (aka - M&Ms & Pretzels).  I was inspired by Wendolonia but had to tweak the baggie toppers to fit my bag size....and because I simply can not print in any more color.  My husband will pop his top if I have to purchase one more round of ink for our printer this summer.  He thinks I am turning into a print-a-holic.  You can download my baggie toppers here.  Just print them out, cut, fold them in half, and staple them to the top of some snack-sized Ziploc baggies!

Check out all the other wonderful Monday Made Its on Tara's blog!

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Gearing up for a great year!

Ahhh...2 weeks until my first day back with students.  And these two weeks are full of curriculum writing, meetings, and conference days.  Where has the summer gone?
I'm going to keep this post short and sweet!

This week for Monday Made It I created some cute labels for my students' water bottles.  Each label contains the phrase, "Welcome to 4th grade."  However, you can download my labels for free with the phrase, "Gearing up for a great year!"

Enjoy!